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THBHuge Block of Prehistoric Cretaceous Sea Floor
Lot 152a
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Oct 11, 2018
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2018-10-11 10:00:00
2018-10-11 10:00:00
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An important one-day auction featuring museum-worthy examples of classical antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
An important one-day auction featuring museum-worthy examples of classical antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Mosasaurus sp. and Platecarpus sp.; found in Phosphate Deposits - Khouribga, Morocco; Late Cretaceous, 73 to 65 million years ago. Displaying remnants of multiple enormous prehistoric marine reptiles, this multiple mosasaur fossil specimen is a block of the original Cretaceous sea floor bed that has been removed from the fossil-bearing layer in Khouribga, Morocco. On it are displayed portions of large jaws of an adult mosasaur of two types - Mosasaurus sp. and Platecarpus sp. You can see parts of the jaws which feature teeth with crowns measuring 1.5+ inches in length! There are numerous other bones and teeth from prehistoric sharks and fish that lived with (and likely were eaten by) mosasaurs such as these. Size: 34" W x 21.5" H (86.4 cm x 54.6 cm) with teeth 1.5" L (3.8 cm)
While the vast majority of mosasaur jaws in matrix are fakes and composites made of pieces of many different mosasaurs as well as artificially created bone portions, this specimen is authentic and original 100% genuine bones and teeth. The matrix is original and the plaster jacket is the original jacket the specimen was excavated in. This jacket has been stabilized for strength in its display.
Provenance: private Florida, USA collection, acquired in 2008 from a private French collection
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
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#139969Stabilized in plaster field jacket as found. 100% genuine bones and teeth. Minor repair / restoration to teeth.Condition
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